Accumulation and long-term behavior of radiocaesium in tropical plants

The accumulation and distribution of 40K and 137Cs in tropical plant species were studied through measurements of gamma-ray spectra from mango, avocado, guava, pomegranate, chili pepper, papaya and manioc trees. Our goal was to infer their differences in the uptake and translocation of ions to the aboveground plant parts and to establish the suitability of using radiocaesium as a tracer for the plant uptake of nutrients such as K+.

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Main Authors: Carvalho,C., Mosquera,B., Anjos,R. M., Sanches,N., Bastos,J., Macario,K., Veiga,R.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2006
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97332006000800002
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